Continuing to exercise sound financial management and to ensure Wake County's long term fiscal strength is a primary goal of the Wake County Board of Commissioners. This Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of Wake County, North Carolina, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, reflects the progress of that goal. Each year this document is prepared to provide you with details about how the County receives, spends and accounts for its resources and provide key indicators of its financial strength. The County's Finance Department prepares the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, and responsibility for the accuracy of the data, the completeness and fairness of the presentation, and all disclosures, rests with the County. We believe the data and presentation are fair and accurate and that you will find everything necessary in this document to gain an understanding of the County's financial activities over the last fiscal year.